During the months of April and May Keep Rockland Beautiful is coordinating numerous community cleanups around Rockland County for the Great American Cleanup. The Haverstraw Community Cleanup is this Saturday, April 8 starting at 10 a.m. where volunteers will meet outside Village Hall at the clock tower on 40 New Main Street. There will be a Meet & Greet […]
BY DIANE DIMOND “Guilty.” The jury foreman pronounced that verdict 45 times as former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, charged with dozens of counts of sexually molesting young boys, stood at the defense table with his hand casually tucked inside his pants pocket. I attended every day of that unforgettable trial and can […]
The Rockland County Legislature voted 16-0 Tuesday to amend its procurement policy to require individuals or entities wishing to do business with the county to submit a certificate declaring that they do not engage in any BDS activities. Boycott, Divest and Sanction is an organized effort to weaken and delegitimize Israel through economic isolation, the […]
HUDSON VALLEY—Following news today that a barge carrying 65,000 barrels of gasoline ran aground in the Hudson River, Scenic Hudson renewed its call for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to terminate the rulemaking process that would establish 10 new anchorages in the river for 43 vessels carrying gasoline, explosive crude oil and other hazardous materials. […]
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and a coalition of states and localities from across the country on Wednesday filed opposition to the Trump administration’s request to delay court proceedings regarding the Clean Power Plan in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In November 2015, a coalition of states and localities led by Attorney General Schneiderman […]
BY CHRIS HANLY INVESTMENT CONSULTANT, GARY GOLDBERG FINANCIAL SERVICES Having Options is the key to a tax efficient portfolio: We all know that ordinary income, dividends, and long-term capital gains can all be taxed at very different rates, yet so few of us design an investment strategy that will provide the desired income/cash-flow in the […]